Minister’s Order

Pursuant to subsection 2.2 (1) of the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act (the “Act”), I hereby make the following Order:

  1. In this order,
    “board” has the same meaning as in the Act.
  2. The competency criteria for members of the board, attached to this Order as Scheduled A, are hereby established.
  3. This Order comes into effect on February 14, 2020.

Schedule A

At least one or more members of the board shall have the following competencies:

  1. experience or knowledge of alternative dispute resolution theory and practice;
  2. possess a positive orientation for proactive consumer protection initiatives, including with respect to new home purchasers and owners.

Original signed by

The Honourable Lisa Thompson
Minister of Government and Consumer Services

Date issued

November 27, 2019

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